Winning Florida : how the Bush team fought the battle / Robert Zelnick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zelnick, Robert, 1940-

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; 500.

Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 500

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contested elections--Florida.

Contested elections.

Contested elections--United States.

Political campaigns--United States.

Political campaigns.

Presidents--United States--Election--2000.

Presidents.

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946---Trials, litigation, etc.

Bush, George W.

Gore, Al, 1948---Trials, litigation, etc.

Gore, Al.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With a reporter's keen eye for detail, award-winning journalist Zelnick conveys every emotion of the key players in this battle, presenting a rich, colorful tale that reads more like a fictional political thriller than the bizarre real-life drama it was?from election night through the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Drawing the Battle Lines; Chapter 2: Defining the Issues; Chapter 3: Rewriting the Law; Chapter 4: Fighting the Ground War; Chapter 5: Vacating the Florida Court; Chapter 6: Surviving a Scare; Chapter 7: Fighting the Contest; Chapter 8: Losing in the State Court; Chapter 9: Shutting the Door; Addenda; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-173) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 2, 2014).

ISBN:

9780817928865

0817928863

9780817928889

081792888X

OCLC:

865331346